Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-02

VlCTOBY.
At New London last evening Yale scored de-
cfsive victory over her old time rival Harvard and
won the 4-mie eight-oared shell race In % min
utes, SO seconds. Harvard's time was % minutes
10k seconds. The race was not started until
nearly night fall.
AT O'Clock the sun was dipping below the hills
to the west OF Bolles Flats and q dark shadow
was cast on the river by the starting flag, while
not sign OF life was to be seen OF either the Yale
or Harvard foats-a bad lookout for witnessing q
race Of this Importance. Ten minutes past the
hour the Harvard eight was manned, and the
crew, pushing of from the float, pulled q short
distance up the river and then turned for the
starting flag. 1t was then that, by the aid OF q
good glass, the Yale men were seen On their f1oat
and at 5:15 they started down the river. 1t was
Yale being almost indistinguishable under the
dark shadow of the bark close to which her boat
was anchored. The Philadelphia Press cOrrespOn-
dent describes the struggle as follows:
THE STRUGGLE FOR THE LEAD.
'At last they were of. Whether one or the
other got the start is never likely to be known by
any newspaper man. Both crews SO far as could
be seen, moved away together and kept up 80
strokes Ike for the first minute.
cries voiced by wishes more than actual facts. It
was neck land meek race all the way to the half
mile nag, to which Yale led by a few feet. The
Two seconds. That, however, is a mistake. The
referees boat had to make detour on the chan
mel to avoid BOlleS' Flats and was too far behind
contrary, was exactly opposite the flag as the
boat shot past, and Yale was certainly ahead.
Both crews dropped their stroke to "a on the Sec
ond half-mile, and, notwithstanding Harvards
advantage in position at this point, Yale more
than held her own, and was leading by about half
length. AS the blue crew had now the best OF
the course for full mile everything was In her
favor Her stroke was lowered to 81, with Harvard
at full 33 or 81 The latter did not suffer so much
as was looked for in the slack water, as Yale was
not clear until after passing the mile and a-haI.
Both were timed at 80 at this point.
"On the way to the two miles Yale drew clear OF
Harvard, and there may possibly have been half q
length OF clear water between the crews at half
distance. TO the eye of the expert Harvard was
already beaten crew. The rowing was ragged,
GUS, the giant Pfefer being the first to go. Moth
Ing was gained either, by steering SO wide OF the
flags: instead Of hugging them to get all the tide
possible. The stroke was lowered to 81, and Yale
was good two lengths ahead at two miles and O
nall, and drawing away very nOticeably with a
stroke no faster than Harvard'S. How the Yale
men were pulling could not be seen, their boat
being dead ahead. The time was good, and the
men pulled hard fore and aft.
GOOD WORK AT THE FINISH.
"Harvard continued at 32 and Yale qulckened to
"a on the last halfmile in response to the cheers
and cannonade from the yachts, so that when she
reached the last flag she was close upon five
lengths ahead Gill, Of the Yale crew, tainted as
soon as the boat stopped, but was unconscious for
only few seconds; the cold water laved on him
soon revived him. The referee presented the flags
TO the winning crew while Harvard rowed down to
make landing, and in the Disappointing dark
ness the spectators made the best OF their way
ashore" This race makes the number OF contests
won by Yale and Harvard even, each having won
SIX races since 1876, when the inter- collegiate
regatta was abandoned.